I believe that was . . . trimmed from Walter’s lines. Walter’s entropy makes even the weaker episodes worth a look.

RE: Olivia – I actually still appreciate her character because she doesn’t make women cops seem completely ridiculous (Benson from Law and Order comes to mind). She doesn’t break down about women’s issues, she isn’t afraid to shoot her gun, but she also isn’t an aggressive “I-have-to-prove-I’m-just-as-good-as-the-men” type cop. Sure, it’s still not realistic, and I don’t like how everything is Massive Dynamic’s fault (such a great name, I have to admit: reminds me of Initech and Initrode from Office Space), but she is probably the first JJ Abhram’s female characters that wasn’t a completely stereotypical joke about women (Kate on LOST: worst character ever). Even though they are completely setting up for a Peter/Olivia romance, I do like that she’s never just jumped into bed with him or even allowed the relationship to really become anything but professional. I also appreciate the fact that she’s not one of those whiny women (Cameron on House) who has to find out every motivation behind comments she doesn’t understand, and thus asks a ton of questions.

RE: Walter – holy crap, who is writing Walter? It seems like someone completely different than the rest of the writers comes in for Walter’s lines, because he is truly a great character (and this actor is fabulous). Peter’s lines are a bit predictable (whatever, he’s Pacey from Dawson’s Creek, he’s allowed to not be fleshed out yet), but was anyone expecting the erection line from this week’s episode? I thought that, along with his need for coffee yogurt, are pretty great, especially because I’m not in the mood for another drug-loving slightly evil genius on my Tuesday nights, which is where I thought Walter was going. I do also appreciate that they’ve made Walter not just be a crazy-ass scientist; I like that he cares about Olivia, and I he actually has great chemistry with Astrid.

This got longer than I thought. I apologize for that.

As for Fringe, they should have Walter occasionally discover that science advanced a bit while he spent 17 years in a mental asylum. He might want to invest in some new lab equipment.

On the positive side, Walter’s love of recreational drugs always makes me laugh.

While I can’t fathom the reasoning to remake TDtESS, I do believe that Keanu Reeves’ lack of acting skill is actually going to be an asset in this film:

From the trailer, *I* can certainly believe that he’s a being with no prior experience as a human/ no ability to comprehend human emotions.